Last Name CHEUNG

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Open, extended, chapter, seal. Senior, elderly, chief.
Origin Chinese, Mauritian

Rank 2,069 (2000 US census) 3,672 (1990 US census)
Count 16,067 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 1.4%, or 225 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 95.93%, or 15413 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.02%, or 325 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.52%, or 84 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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